Seth Myers didn't mince words in his statement on Charlottesville and Donald Trump

"You can stand for a nation or you can stand for a hateful movement—you cannot do both."
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Seth Myers didn't mince words in his statement on Charlottesville and Donald Trump
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Seth Myers never shies away from getting political, and on Monday night, he did not mince words when speaking about Donald Trump and the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend.

"On Saturday, you didn't hear [Heather Heyer's] name, the terrorists name, or even the word terrorist from our president," Myers explained, before showing footage of Trump declaring that there was bigotry and violence on "many sides."

"If that choice of words made you feel sick to your stomach, the good news is that you're a normal and decent person," he said. "The jury's still out on the president as he initially refused to condemn the white supremacist movement in this country."

Myers went on to recount all of Trump's racist moments before he took the White House and condemned the president for not acting presidential. "If he does not preside over our society, he is not a president. You can stand for a nation or you can stand for a hateful movement—you cannot do both," Myers said.

Say it one more time for the people in the back, Seth.


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